COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Atom 2 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Pacific Coast
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Certification #:
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0994430008
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
In the “Oddest Man on Earth,” while on a drive Ray and Jean happen to spot Tim Kerr's farm is on fire. After secretly putting it out as the Atom, Ray is pulled aside by a gentleman named Oscar D. Dollar, who dubs himself "Mr. Odd". Mr Odd blames himself for the fire, explaining that his lucky silver dollar creates random events, which could be lucky or unlucky for those around.
Dollar's neighbor overhears this and decides to follow Dollar around to try and capitalize on the situation. When a sudden earthquake allows him to break into a bank, the crook decides to steal the coin for himself. He finds the perfect opportunity when Dollar leaves behind the coin at Ray's lab, along with another object from his pocket: Another White Dwarf Star Fragment which is the key to the Atom's powers.
When the crook cold-clocks Ray, he takes the coin and tries to escape. Ray revives and knocks him unconscious as the Atom. Later Ray explains to Dollar that it was the chunk of White Dwarf Star Matter, reacting to his silver dollar, which caused the strange happenings. When the chunk is exposed to light it became "Anti-Gravitic" and was shot out into space, so it may never menace anyone again.
Our 9.6 comes from the Pacific Coast Collection and is the first of many Pacific Coast pedigrees in this collection. Considered the greatest Silver Age collection to ever surface, the Pacific Coast collection was brought to market by Robert Roter after he discovered portions of it for sale on eBay in 1999. The books were marketed through PCE over the next several years and contained over 7,000 comics and magazines that included Marvel, DC, and Gold Key among others, covering a time span between 1961 and 1977. Many of the highest graded Marvel and DC issues from the early '60s hail from this collection with exceptional page quality. The books do not exhibit any distinguishing markings.
Our book is currently tied with three other books for the highest graded example in the Census. We acquired the book in the August 2020 ComicLink Auction.
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